DOJ Sues Maine Over Alleged ADA Violations for Children With Mental Disorders

Published on September 9, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Maine, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for allegedly unnecessarily segregating children with behavioral health disabilities in hospitals, residential facilities, and a juvenile detention center. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 9, alleges that Maine’s behavioral health service system is structured in a way that forces hundreds of children into institutional care—sometimes out of state—and separating them from their families. The DOJ claims Maine failed to provide the children with sufficient community-based behavioral health services, leaving families with no option but institutionalization, according to a DOJ statement....

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